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'''Geophysics''' is the study of the [[earth]] by quantitative [[physics|physical]] methods, namely [[reflection seismology|seismic]], [[magnetometer |magnetic]], electrical, [[electromagnetic]], thermal and [[radioactivity]] methods.
'''Geophysics''' is the study of the [[earth]] by quantitative [[physics|physical]] methods, namely [[reflection seismology|seismic]], [[magnetometer |magnetic]], electrical, [[electromagnetic]], thermal and [[radioactivity]] methods.


It includes the branches of:
It includes the branches of:
* [[Seismology]] ([[earthquake]]s and elastic [[wave]]s)
* {{r|Seismology}} ([[earthquake]]s and elastic [[wave]]s)
* Gravity (Earth's gravitational field)
* {{r|Gravity}} (Earth's gravitational field)
* [[Geodesy]] (size and shape of the earth)
* {{r|Geodesy}} (size and shape of the earth)
* [[Earth's magnetic field| Geomagnetism]] (including [[ionosphere]], [[magnetosphere]], [[Van Allen radiation belt|Van Allen belts]])
* {{r|Earth's magnetic field| Geomagnetism}} (including [[ionosphere]], [[magnetosphere]], [[Van Allen radiation belt|Van Allen belts]])
* Geoelectricity and [[electromagnetic]] methods ([[telluric current]]s, resistivity and conductivity structure, ground penetrating radar (GPR))
* {{r|Geoelectricity}} and [[electromagnetic]] methods ([[telluric current]]s, resistivity and conductivity structure, ground penetrating radar (GPR))
* [[Geothermometry]] (heat from internal processes, [[radioactivity]], heat flow, [[volcano]]logy, and hot springs)
* {{r|Geothermometry}} (heat from internal processes, [[radioactivity]], heat flow, [[volcano]]logy, and hot springs)
* [[Hydrology]] (ground and surface water, sometimes including [[glaciology]])
* {{r|Hydrology}} (ground and surface water, sometimes including [[glaciology]])
* [[Physical oceanography]]
* {{r|Physical oceanography}}
* [[Tectonophysics]] (geological processes in the earth)
* {{r|Tectonophysics}} (geological processes in the earth)
* [[Exploration geophysics|Exploration, engineering, and environmental geophysics]]
* {{r|Exploration geophysics|Exploration, engineering, and environmental geophysics}}
* [[Geophysical Engineering]]
* {{r|Geophysical Engineering}}
* [[Glaciology]]
* {{r|Glaciology}}
* [[Mineral Physics]]
* {{r|Mineral Physics}}
* [[Engineering geology]]
* {{r|Engineering geology}}
* {{r|Geophysical MASINT}}


== See also ==
==Attribution==
* [[Fluid dynamics]]
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* [[Society of Exploration Geophysicists]]
* [[American Geophysical Union]]
* [[List of publications in geology#Geophysics| Important publications in geophysics(geology)]]
* [[list of publications in physics#Geophysics|important publications in Geophysics(physics)]]


== External links ==
==Footnotes==
* [http://geomag.usgs.gov USGS Geomagnetism Program]
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* [http://www.terradat.co.uk/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=49 Case studies from TerraDat Geophysics documenting the use in shallow engineering and environmental applications]
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* [http://geophysics.mines.edu/cgem Center for Gravity, Electrical, and Magnetic Studies]


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Geophysics is the study of the earth by quantitative physical methods, namely seismic, magnetic, electrical, electromagnetic, thermal and radioactivity methods.

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